9780520058750-0520058755-Homo Necans: The Anthropology of Ancient Greek Sacrificial Ritual and Myth

Homo Necans: The Anthropology of Ancient Greek Sacrificial Ritual and Myth

ISBN-13: 9780520058750
ISBN-10: 0520058755
Author: Walter Burkert
Publication date: 1986
Publisher: University of California Press
Format: Paperback 370 pages
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ISBN-13: 9780520058750
ISBN-10: 0520058755
Author: Walter Burkert
Publication date: 1986
Publisher: University of California Press
Format: Paperback 370 pages

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Homo Necans: The Anthropology of Ancient Greek Sacrificial Ritual and Myth (ISBN-13: 9780520058750 and ISBN-10: 0520058755), written by authors Walter Burkert, was published by University of California Press in 1986. With an overall rating of 4.1 stars, it's a notable title among other books. You can easily purchase or rent Homo Necans: The Anthropology of Ancient Greek Sacrificial Ritual and Myth (Paperback) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $2.69.

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Blood sacrifice, the ritual slaughter of animals, has been basic to religion through history, so that it survives in spiritualized form even in Christianity. How did this violent phenomenon achieve the status of the sacred? This question is examined in Walter Burkert's famous study.

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